EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 



Edited by T. GILBERT PEARSON, Secretary 



Address all correspondence, and send all remittances for dues and contributions, to 

 the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1974 Broadway, New York City. 



William Dutcher, President 

 Frederic A. Lucas, Acting President T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary 



Theodore S. Palmer, First Vice-President Jonathan Dwight, Jr., Treasurer 



Samuel T. Carter, Jr., Attorney 



Any person, club, school or company in sympathy with the objects of this Association may become 

 a member of it, and all are welcome. 



Classes of Membership in the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild 

 Birds and Animals: 



$5 annually pays for a Sustaining Membership 

 $100 paid at one time constitutes a Life Membership 

 $1,000 constitutes a person a Patron 

 $5,000 constitutes a person a Founder 

 $25,000 constitutes a person a Benefactor 



Form of Bequest: — I do hereby give and bequeath to the National Association of Audubon 

 Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals (Incorporated), of the City of New York. 



THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING 



The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the 

 National Association of Audubon Socie- 

 ties was held in the American Museum of 

 Natural History, New York City, on 

 October 29 and 30, 1917. 



The first evening, a large audience 

 gathered in the main lecture hall, where 

 Dr. Frank M. Chapman presented Rollo 

 H. Beck, who spoke on 'Oceanic Bird 

 Life,' illustrating his address with a large 

 series of splendid slides from his photo- 

 graphs made of water-birds taken in the 

 Cape Horn region. Norman H. McClin- 

 tock followed with 5,000 feet of magnifi- 

 cent moving pictures. 



The business meeting of the Associa- 

 tion, which was held on the morning of 

 October 30, was also well attended. The 

 Secretary reported on the work of the 

 Association the past year. This was fol- 

 lowed by the report of the Treasurer, who 

 showed that during the year the income 

 of the Association amounted to over 

 $144,000, which is about $30,000 more 

 than the income the year previous. Re- 

 ports of field workers followed, addresses 

 being made by E. H. Forbush, H. K. Job, , 

 Winthrop Packard, Dr. Eugene Swope, and 

 Mrs. Henry F. Cone, of Hartford, Conn. 



Dr. Frank M. Chapman and William 

 P. Wharton were reelected members of 

 the Board of Directors. 



After luncheon an Educational Confer- 

 ence was held, which was presided over 

 by E. H. Forbush. Here interest ran 

 high, and the exchange of experiences 

 continued until night. Among those who 

 spoke were Mrs. Mary S. Sage, School 

 Lecturer for the Association in New 

 York state; Prof. Madison, of Provi- 

 dence; Bradford A. Scudder, of Green- 

 wich, Conn.; Walt F. McMahon, of the 

 home office; and Dr. Swope, of Cin- 

 cinnati. 



One of the most enthusiastic addresses 

 we have had the privilege of hearing 

 was that given by Mrs. Cone, Secretary 

 of the Hartford Bird-Study Club. Mr. 

 Baynes spoke of the Meriden Bird Club 

 and the formation of various bird clubs 

 which he asked to join the National 

 Association. 



Interesting talks also were made by 

 Winthrop Packard, Field Agent for the 

 National Association and Secretary of the 

 Massachusetts Audubon Society. Re- 

 marks by Frank O. Pilsbury of Walpole, 

 Mass., and others followed. 



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